Creating Large Activity-based Introductory Courses for Physics and Chemistry by Adapting the SCALE-UP Approach and Curriculum

物理（13）主要项目目标是提供更有效的科学入门指导中央佛罗里达的不断增长，多样化的学生群体的大学。众所周知，大多数物理导论学生从精心设计的活动中学到的东西比传统的讲座要多得多。在北卡罗来纳州州立大学开发的以学生为中心的大型招生大学课程活动（SCALE-UP）项目为UCF提供了一种教授大型工作室课程的方法，重点是通过探究而不是通过倾听来学习。按比例扩大的方法是标准讲座/实验室的一个完整的修订。学生们每周在一个技术丰富的大型实验室中以3-4人为一组，使用计算机和实验室设备工作4-6小时，旨在促进协作学习。NC状态类的评估表明，这种方法是很好地匹配UCF的目标，提高学生的概念理解，解决问题的能力，并与入门科学课的整体经验。该项目正在为一个80名学生的工作室教室的物理和化学课程开发课程材料和购买设备。除了采用在NC State开发的活动外，UCF物理和化学教育研究小组还正在开发新的活动和指导材料，特别是在工作刚刚开始的化学领域。课程开发和评估是与SCALE-UP开发人员密切合作进行的。这个项目应该证明，其他学校可以成功地采用SCALU-UP方法，这可能会导致全国本科数学和科学课程的广泛变化。

Physics (13) The main project goal is to deliver more effective introductory science instruction to University of Central Florida's growing, diverse student population. It is well known that the majority of introductory physics students learn significantly more from carefully constructed activities than from traditional lectures. The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Programs (SCALE-UP) project developed at North Carolina State University offers UCF a way to teach large studio classes where the emphasis is on learning by inquiry instead of learning by listening. The SCALE-UP approach is a complete revision of the standard lecture/laboratory. The students work in groups of 3-4 with computers and lab equipment for 4-6 hours each week in a large technology-rich laboratory designed to promote collaborative learning. Evaluations of NC State classes show that this approach is well matched to UCF's objectives of improving students' conceptual understanding, problem solving ability, and overall experience with introductory science classes. This project is developing curriculum materials and purchasing equipment for SCALE-UP physics and chemistry courses in an 80-student studio classroom. In addition to adopting activities developed at NC State, the UCF physics and chemistry education research groups are also developing new activities and instructor materials, particularly in chemistry where work is just starting. Curriculum development and evaluation are conducted in close collaboration with the SCALE-UP developers. This project should demonstrate that other schools can successfully adopt the SCALU-UP approach, which may lead to widespread changes in undergraduate math and science classes across the country.